Centris schwarzi Cockerell, 1919

Vivallo, Felipe, 2020, The bees of the genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 618, pp. 1-47 : 39

Centris schwarzi Cockerell, 1919

Fig. 28

Centris schwarzi Cockerell, 1919: 192 .

Junior synonym of C. (Trachina) labiata Friese, 1904 ( Snelling 1984) .

Type data

This species was described based on a single female specimen collected in Cacao, northern Guatemala, by two renowned entomologists, the German-American Eugene Amandus Schwarz (1844–1928) ( Howard 1928) and the American Herbert Spencer Barber (1882–1950). Both researchers were skillful collectors specialized in the study of beetles ( Caudell 1907). The holotype ( Fig. 28 ) is currently housed at NMNH and has the following data label: Cacao [printed] 1904 26.3 [handwritten] Guat [printed]\ Alta V. Paz Guatemala [printed]\ Barber & Schwarz Coll [printed]\ Centris schwarzi Ckll. Type. [handwritten]\ [red label] Type No. [printed] 21657 [handwritten] U.S. N.M. [printed]\ [yellow label] USNM ENT 00534214 [barcode] [printed]\\ DO NOT REMOVE SI DB Reference Not a property tag T. Schultz NMNH [printed].

Type locality

Guatemala: Alta Verapaz Department: Cacao.

Comment

Taxonomic decision for synonymy: Snelling (1984).

Figures

Fig. 28. Centris schwarzi Cockerell, 1919, holotype, ♀ (NMNH; USNM ENT 00534214). A. Frontal view. B. Habitus, lateral view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B = 2 mm.